dana is kicking it off. >> dana: big week for me culturally. i got to go to the ballet and tomorrow i'm going to the opera. new york is getting a new country radio station. it is nash fm 94.7. i am very excited about that. nothing, you thought that people, the media was excited to see obama yesterday. wait until you see me on saturday night in atlantic city watching a concert with maria lambert and dierks bentley. >> you are touring right now with kierks. how did it come about? did you approach him about this? >> we have been on tour together two other times. dierks and i. we just really fit together. we kind of have the same fan base and the same type of music. we love, you know, for the whole tour to feel like a big old party. one big happy family. came time to figure out what we'd do in 2013 it felt right to go out with dierks again because the other times we toured together it worked out. it is happy family. we have kids and dogs. i mean, tierks brings the girls out. freddie history of one more thing, talking about -- >> dana: she was talki